Tuesday, March 01, 2016

The sound of popping balloons had dozens of police officers descending on Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, on Sunday evening.

The popping sounds led to erroneous reports of a shooter on campus. A possible emergency situation was reported at around 6:30pm, with the campus placed on lockdown while campus security and Ottawa police investigated.

Students at the library, across the courtyard from the Tory building, were told to stay inside until the situation was cleared.
Emergency responders quickly determined the source of the false alarm, and the lockdown was lifted within 20 minutes.